bottle shop

American  

noun

1. a store that sells wines, liquor, etc., by the bottle; liquor store.

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bottle shop British  

noun

1. Also called: bottle store.  a shop or part of a hotel where alcohol is sold in unopened containers for consumption elsewhere

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Etymology

Origin of bottle shop

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Located on Glendale Boulevard in Atwater Village, Baby Battista can be found beneath the bottle shop Nico’s.

From Los Angeles Times

I scooped up a pét-nat rouge, a rosé and a red blend on my way out of town at Yakima’s Apple Valley Emporium, a combination skateboard and bottle shop.

From Seattle Times

This wine bar and bottle shop boasts 300 different Old and New World vinos as well as many from small producers in the Yakima and Willamette valleys.

From Seattle Times

Ben’s Bread Co., from one of the city’s rising star bakers, Ben Campbell; and a wine bar from Doe Bay Wine Co., a popular Eastsound bottle shop.

From Seattle Times

Revival Vintage Bottle Shop: Step back in history and stop by Revival, a woman and queer-owned vintage spirits shop.

From Salon